January 02, 2007
Tuesday
State education has left us with millions of people unable even to read well enough to sing karaoke
This short, simple story below - from the Independent - really brings home how badly state education has failed:
Millions 'cannot read well enough for karaoke'By Paul Bignell
Published: 17 December 2006
Millions of adults have such poor reading skills that they will struggle to keep up with karaoke lyrics at Christmas parties this year, government research has found.
Research for the Department for Education's Get On campaign found classic songs like Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" require the reading skills expected of an 11-year-old, lacked by more than 5.2 million adults. Other karaoke hits, such as "Angels" by Robbie Williams, pose a harder challenge, which nearly 18 million adults will fail.
Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in Education
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Be grateful for small mercies, then. The majority of the population can't carry a tune to save their lives.
Posted by: Dr Dan H. at January 2, 2007 01:28 PM